Wake County, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Wake County in green. The most dangerous areas in Wake County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Wake County, NC Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Wake County is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of counties are safer and 68% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wake County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Wake County is 0.0525 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wake County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wake County may be as high as 1 in 14,227 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,329 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Wake County, NC: about 12 per year. The northwest part of Wake County has fewer cases of murder with only 3 in a typical year.

How Wake County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wake County to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Wake County is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Wake County, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wake County about $118,392,269 in 2025, or roughly $99 per resident. This is part of Wake County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wake County, including every crime type and how Wake County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Wake County's crime maps on the Wake County overall crime page.

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Individual Wake County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Wake County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Wake County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Durham County, NC	D-	D+	D-	C
Johnston County, NC	B+	B	A-	C+
Franklin County, NC	B-	B-	B-	D+
Orange County, NC	C-	C+	D+	D+
Granville County, NC	C+	C	C+	C-
Chatham County, NC	B-	B	B-	C+
Harnett County, NC	B-	B	B-	B
Lee County, NC	C-	C-	D+	C
Wilson County, NC	C-	C-	D+	C+
Nash County, NC	D	D-	D	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Wake County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Adams County, CO	D-	D+	D+	C+
Bexar County, TX	D+	C	C	A+
Bronx County, NY	B-	C-	C-	A
Broward County, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Cumberland County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	C	B+
Alameda County, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Ada County, ID	A	A-	A-	A+
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Multnomah County, OR	F	D+	D+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wake County, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Wake County schools on SchoolGrade

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